Carl Carlton, an R&B and funk legend behind a pair of timeless classics, has died. He was 72. No cause of death has been reported, but Soultracks.com noted that the singer suffered a serious stroke ...

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A legendary funk and R&B singer is dead at age 72. Carl Carlton, the voice of 1970s and ‘80s hits like “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” died Sunday, according to his son. A cause of ...